(19)
(11) EP 1 336 360 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
17.03.2004 Bulletin 2004/12

(43) Date of publication A2:
20.08.2003 Bulletin 2003/34

(21) Application number: 03250921.8

(22) Date of filing: 14.02.2003
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A47B 57/56, A47B 96/14
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO

(30) Priority: 15.02.2002 US 76082

(71) Applicant: THE STANLEY WORKS
New Britain, CT 06053 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Jacobs, Kenneth
    Bramley, Surrey GU5 0EF (GB)
  • Flynn, Mark
    Warlingham, Surrey CR6 9LG (GB)
  • Verbeek, Peter H. M.
    6226 Maastricht (NL)

(74) Representative: Laight, Martin Harvey 
W.H. Beck, Greener & Co. 7 Stone Buildings Lincoln's Inn
London WC2A 3SZ
London WC2A 3SZ (GB)

   


(54) Storage structure


(57) A modular storage system including at least two elongated vertical supports (30) is disclosed. Each elongated vertical support comprises a bottom portion (22) for engaging a floor, a top portion (24) for engaging one of a ceiling and at least one wall, and a front portion (26), a rear portion (28) and a middle portion (32) interconnecting the front portion and the rear portion. The front portion and the rear portion cooperate to form a channel (30) which extends the length of the elongated vertical support on at least one side of the middle portion. At least one adjustable bracket (110) is slidably located within the channel on each elongated vertical support. Each adjustable bracket comprises an engaging assembly (112) for selectively engaging the channel. The engaging assembly has an unlocked position whereby the adjustable bracket is movable within the channel and a locked position whereby the engaging assembly engages the front portion and the rear portion of the elongated vertical support to prevent movement of the adjustable bracket with respect to the elongated vertical support. At least one storage component (120) for storing articles within the modular storage system is secured to an adjustable bracket on at least one elongated vertical support.












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